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THE BEE: OMAHA', .FRIDAY, MARCH 13, ,191$. CONGRESS TO GET WAR NEWS FiEEKLY FROM WAR HEADS Will Hold Session Every Satur- day With Full War Council to Eliminate Hearing in Senate. Washington, March 14. The ad ministration formally embarked today on a policy of taking congress com pletely into its confidence, as to the progress cf war preparations and de- velopnn Europe, velopments on the "fighting front in At the invitation of Acting Secre tary Crowell, members of the senate military committee were in session at the War department, for nearly two hours with the full membership of the war council, and beginning next week will meet with that tody every Saturday morning. Members of the house committee will meet with the council tomorrow and a sjmilar arrangement for weekly meetings will be made with that com mittee. Probably a large room will be obtained later so. that the com mittee of both houses may be re ceived in joint session. I Will Share More. Thus the War department meets the insistent demand of congress for a greater share in the conduct of the war, and removes, the real cause which led the senate committee's prolonged investigation of the army with its attendant bitter criticism. It was pointed out today that members of congress now know first hand : about current developments, instead of .getting information months .late through the examination of witnesses and could make their criticisms at a time when they would count. Movements for the creatiort,of a joint congressional committee on the conduct of the war have been sup pressed by President Wilson's un alterable opposition to interference with the powers and duties entrusted to the executive by the. constitution. Through the conferences now in augurated, however, it is suggested that the regular committees acting in full harmony with the executive offi cials will be able to accomplish all and probably more toward keeping congress in touch with what is going on that would have been possible un der the special committee plan. Session Very Satisfactory. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ,who has led in much of the senate criticism of the War department, was ranking democratic member present today in. the absence of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, the chair man. "The session today was very satis factory," Senator Hitchcock said. "The department has reduced every thing to diagrams showing the pres ent status in each branch and prog ress being made." Senator' Hitchcock added that all questions asked by the senat6rs has been answered fully by the men who are in direct charge. tf - the work, f frankly disclosing every element of the war work in which the depart ment was behind schedule and the steps being taken to remedy the dif ficulty. . In some respects' 4We senator said ' notably in the aviation program, there had been great delay and the war ccuncil has initiated an -investigation to determine the cause. Another member of the committee -said the aviation program was 74 per cent be hind schedule and that over-sanguine reports were being inquired into. .Shipping tonnage available, re ported by representatives on the council of the shipping board and also bv Major General Goethals, in charge of embarkation of men and supplies, shows an encouraging increase, Sen ator Hitchcock said. More tonnage is now available, the work of ship ment has been systematized, and the round trip to European ports is tak ing a shorter time. The committee was shown a sum mary of activities on all fronts in Europe, prepared by the army war college, a member of which was pres ent to explain the movements noted. Cablegrams from General Pershing received yesterday were also received, showing activities on his front and his supply and. equipment needs. Dr. Dean Conducts Hearers On Tour of Triumprrto Berjin A big crowd of Omaha people went to Berlin last night on a person ally conducted tour by Dr. John Mar vin Dean at the union evangelistic services.- ' Dr. Dean closed his review of American history by an impassjoned picture of Old Glory going down the boulevards of1 the German capital. fThere was pathos as well as triumph 'in the atmosphere of the First Bap tist church as the audience sang "Keep the Home Fires Burning," and Dr. Dean commented on the tragic death of the composer, Mrs. Ford, who recently-was murdered in Lon don by a German bomb. Prof. Hausmann sang. "The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground," re sponded with an encore, "His But tons Are Marked U. S." The na tional colors were everywhere in evi dence and the kaiser got no' comfort from the big gathering. Many fathers and mothers stood to represent their son in the army and navy Dr. Cobbey, pastor of the First Christian church, stood to represent two brothers in the aviation corps and another in France. Prior to Dr. Dean's patriotic ap peal announcement was made that the service tonight would have a special interest for Baraca, Philathea and other young people's classes. It was also announced that Miss Amy Lee Stockton wou.ld speak this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist church and- again at 7:15 o'clock. No services are to be held on Saturday, fihe evangelistic party is planning to go to Fort Omaha for that day. Whirling Propellor Injures Soldier's Face San Antonio, Tex., March 14. When an airolane he was attempting to start at Kelly field No. 2 this j morning suddenly lurched forward. Corporal Cyril T. Favreau, 29, of In- j yuan vjrciiaru, iuaai., koj v-oujih in Fie whirling propeller blades and the lower half of his face torn away. At the base hospital at Fort Sam Hous ton, it was said tonight Vavreau will SOUTH SIDE OPEN OFFICE FOR RECRUITING POLISH Father Gluba Returns From Establishing Enlisting Stations for Polandera in Many Towns in Nebraska. Recruiting stations for Polish boys who wish to volunteer for service in their own country's .army, have been established at Columbus, KaP kow, Elba, Farwcll (Posen), Loup City, iVshton and Elyria, through the efforts of Father Gluba of St. Francis church, who has just returned from a trip to thTse towns. "The Polish nation has been recog nized by the American, French and English governments, and is receiving substantial aid from them," said Father Gluba. "The French govern ment is financing the raising of a Polish army in America in recognition of service rendered by the Poles in Napoleon's time. It bears the ex pense of establishing these new re cruiting stations throughout the coun try." In addition to the recruiting offices a citizen's committee, and a women's aid society were established in each town. It is the duty of these to look after the welfare of each boy after he enlists until he goes away. During this time each boy is paid $1.75 a day for living expenses, a fund for this and for entertainments, given by the committees, being raised by free contributions. "We try to show the boys a good time and make their last 'days here as enjoyable as possible," "said Father Gluba. AbouHJOO Polish volunteers of Ne braska are already in service in the Polish and Arperican armies. Pad erewski, the famous Polish pianist, is at the head of all Polish activities in America. Daughter of Ex-President Marries English Captain London, March 14. Esther Cleve land, daughter of the late Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, was married Thursday in Westminster Abbey to Captain W. S. Bosanquet, D. S. O., of the Cold stream Guards and son of Sir Albert Bosanquet, according to the Daily Graphic. Miss ' Cleveland was born in the White House at Washington in Oc tober, 1893, during the second ad ministration of her father. Her mother, Mrs. Thomas J. Preston of Princeton, N. J., formally announced the engagement of her daughter to Captain Bosanquet last December. Miss Cleveland (went abroad in June of last year to engage in war relief work and was assigned as a nurse to St. Dunstan's home for blind soldiers, London. She first met Cap tain Bosanquet three years ago in Switzerland. Miss Cleveland made her debut in society in New York about four years ago. - Armenian Relief Workers ." Busy in Southern Palestine W. F. Baxter, head of the Armenian-Syrian relief fund work in Omaha, received a telegram from na tional headquarters, New York, Thursday, copying a report from Constantinople, .stating that K) dis tributing centers are now established in Asia Minor, doing effective relief work. The report also mentions ca bles from Jerusalem, telling of relief workers occupying important centers in southern Palestine, where the Brit ish military authorities are co-operating in relieving destitution. Thousands of children have been saved, the report states, though work ers are handicapped by lack of funds. Refugees in Persia are dying by the hundreds. Appreciation is expressed of Omaha's contribution and the com1 mittees are urged to send funds as fast as 'collected. Oregon has sent $80,000. Reform School Bay on Parole Arrested Again A parole from the state . reform school for boys, will tend to serve only as a vacation for Elmer Smith, 17 years old, California hotel, ar rested Thursday by Detectives Ken- nelly and Holden. Smith ,is booked at the police station for investiga tion. He is charged with stealing two checks, aggstegating the sum of $18, out of a letter addressed to Mrs. Grew, 714 North Sixteenth street. He admitted the theft of both checks. Garden Expert to Speak At Mass Meeting in Omaha Prof. G. W. Hood, who will be as signed to garden work in' Omaha by the extension department of the Uni versity of Nebraska, will be here next Tuesday to address the Board of Pub lic Welfare in the afternoon and a mass meeting in the city council chamber at 8 o'clock p. m. At the latter meeting Mayor Dahlman will speak. - ' i j Contracts for Ten Big Steel Ships Let by U.S. Washington, March 14. Contracts for 10 steel ships of 3.S0O tons each were let by the shipping board today to the McQougal-Duluh compa.iv of Duluth. They call for delivery of all the vessels in. 1919. 1 Wheatless Heals Dorit Bother Me I POSTlWES (BEST CORN FLAKES) are so good I want them everyday. NEBRASKA BASE HOSPITAL UNIT WILL MOBILIZE Major Stokes Receives Orders From Washington to Call ' nlisted Men for ervice March 24. Major A. C. Stokes, director of the Nebraska base hospital unit, has re ceived orders from Washington to mobilize the cntisted personnel for temporary duty at Fort Des Moines. Major., C. A. Hull has been de tailed to Fort Riley, Kan., for train ing in the officers' camp. Major E. L. Bridges will return from Rochester, Minn., where he has undergone an operation. He will go with the unit. Monday, March 24, is the date set by Major Stokes for mobilization in Omaha. The members will be out- MAJOR C. A. HULL. MAJOR A. C. STOKES. fitted and .on the tollowing day will gp to Des Moines. Major Stokes be lieves the unit, will" remain at Fort Des Moines .until ordered to service overseas. Major Stokes, who is a member of the Creighton medical faculty, will ask for a month's furlough after the unit is established in order to finish out the school year. Miss Ida Gerding, head nurse, will come to Omaha from her home in Beatrice, to arrange for the assem bling of the 100 nurses, who will be sent in groups of 10 to various army cantonments in the United States. Ten have alrea-dy left for Camp Han cock, Augusta, Ga-.- The commissioned men of the unit are at various officers' trajnjnjcajrtps '4GetHt"2 Drops- v Then to the Dance! "Goodnight to Corn Pains Corns Peel Off With "Gets-It." "Say, girls, you can laugh at tight shoes or darftp, corn-pulling weather, big bumpy corns, calluses on the soles of your feet, corns between the toes.Uiard and soft corns, if you will just touch the corn or callus with "It's AM Off With This Fierce Corn New 'Cta-It' Is Magic." a few drops of 'Gets-It.' What a blessed relief it gives to corn pains I You won't Jimp any more; you can enpy the dance every minute. Then to se'e how that corn or callus will come right off complete, like a banana peel and without th? least pain, is just won derful. 'Gets-If is the biggest seller among corn removers in the world today, simply be cause it is so wonderfully simple and always works. Be sure you get "Gets-It." . ''Gets-It" is sold at all druggists (you need pay no more than 25 cents a bottle), or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. Sold in Omaha and recommended as the world's best com remedy by Sherman t Mc Connell Drug Co. Stores. Advertisement. To Keep Your Skin Free From Hairs (Beauty Topics) , If you are willing to spend a few minutes' time in your room using a delatone paste, you can easily banish any ugly, hairy growth without dis comfort or injury. The paste is made by mixing some water with a little powdered delatone. This is then spread over the hairy surface and after about 2 minutes rubbed off and the skin washed. You will not be dis appointed with this treatment, pro viding you get real delatone. Adv. Yaa want mM TryfEM'IKU.ilf BP-A-COL0 TASUTS" 7fn At Inline atone m AaJCU TlMMIIMfcm ITIIiaiimillillilWKMMMIIIM MIMWWWauilMWM D. S. AGENTS SEARCH RDSS STEAMER OMSK Collection of Weapons and Combustibles Found; Federal Authorities May Prosecute Crew if Warranted. Norfolk, Va., March 14. Under in struction from Washington to inves tigate with , a view to prosecutions, if the facts warrant it, federal offi cials here today conducted a thorough search of the big Russian steamer Omsk, whose crew of 47 men is in jail on charges of mutiny. The officers uncovered a collection of weapons of various kinds, and combustibles. It is the belief of the investigators that members of the crew intended totake possession of the ship as soon'as it left port and divert it to a Russian port to be turned over to bolshevik authorities. The Omsk put in here several days ago on a trip from Galveston to Liv erpool, with a cargo of cbtton. Trie crew rebelled, demanded soviet rule aboard and drove off the American port guard on the ship. Ships Cook Leader. The ship's cook, the steamer's offtV cers say, has been the ring leader. Shortly after he became a member of the crew, they said today, the cook began to preach bolshevik doctrines to the men, urging them to refuse to obey commands and to demand higher wages. TheNjlispute over the wages, the officers said, brought the situation to a head. Differences between the customs and immigration authorities as to the manner of dealing with the men ap parently"were straightened 911 1 today with the declaration of American of ficers that they had not assisted customs officials to the extent they had been asked, because they had no authority in the case. , The case presents the first of its kind of any consequence in any American port since war began. A Russian freighter reached a Pacific port last year with a rebellious crew, but investigation showed that th cup f tin rising was not serious ana thar the ship's officers partly acquiesced in the bolshevik principles 'adopted by the crew. U. S. to Probe Charge Wool Makers Aided German CornerJ New York, March 14. An investi gation to determine whether certain American wool manufacturers have been parties to a German plot to corner the world's wool market will begin here tomorrow under the di rection of Morton E. Lewis, attorney general' for New York state. The investigation resulted from a perusar of the papers belonging to Hugo Schmidt, a New York banker, now interned as an enemy alien. Schmidt was the so-called "paymas ter" in this country for Bolo Pasha, now under sentence of deathlcr trea son in Farnce. Eugene Schwerdr, a wealthy wool merchant of New York and Boston, was arrested he February 25, in connection with the wool hoarding plan. He is to be interned. Pernor's Own Stock iri - ; - The New Biro IBoois Buy Your Easter Shoes Mow Tomorrow amid Satiwirday Tl 1 Spring '( 1 11 W$v oots " CV lkbl ' VS?4 i Jt Arrived ) (a. fiW TOpE1! '-'wmGAt Grey Etfd Boots Battleship Grey The new neutral.all-over Grey Kid 6oots, Turn Soles, High wood covered heels, go Fri. and Sat. at 98 JAPS' DECISION TO INTERVENE IN SIBERIA NEAR Adjournments Russian Con gress of Soviets Believed to Be Date for Final Action. Washington, March 14 Japan's avowal of her intention to intervene in Siberia, and the announcement of the courses to be taken by the United States and other governments aligned against the central powers are ex pected to follow closely upon the ad journment of the Russian congress of Soviets, called to meet tomorrow at Moscow. Official Washington and diplomats here still retain faint hope that the warring factions of Russia may yet reject the German peace terms signed at Rrest-Litovsk, but al tnost all information that has reached here indicates that the fighting spirit of the disorganized people is too wounded to resist. The State department tonight was still without official knowledge that the president's message of sympathy and promise of aid, addressed to the Russian people through the congress had reached' Moscow, but that it had is taken for granted. Word that the soViets actually had convened also was lacking. Some little encouragement was found in the altered attitude of Trotsky, former bolshevik foreign minister, as reported by Ambassador Francis. The ambassador said Trotzky had been quoted as saying that he favored putting the army un der "iron discipline" and continuing the fight against Germany. His change of mind, however, is believed here to have come too late. Failure of the Soviets to endeavor to muster the strength of Russia against Germany probably will bring to an immediate conclusion the nego tiations concerning Japanese interven tion. Norwegian Boat Sunk. Conenhacen, Wednesday. March 13. The Norwegian foreign office reports the sinking of the Norwegian steamer Skrymer of 1,475 tons gross. One of the cre was killed by the explosion. "My children have all taken Chamberlain's Cough, Remedy and it works like a charm," says L C. Haines, Merbury, Ala. 500 Plain Spat Pumps Patent or Dull Leathers, High Wood Covered Heels; Go in this PANORS BOOT SHOP 1512 Douglas Street TELEPHONE SYSTEM REPORTS LESS PROFIT x Increased Cost of Materials Is Given as Reason, Showing; Smaller Net Income Than in 1916. The net income of the Bell Tele phone system of the United States for 1017 was less than in 1916 by $6,524 497, according to the figures compiled in the published annual report of the American Telephone & Telegraph company for 1917. The balance net income was $50, 714,211, as against $57,238,708 for 1916. Dividends for 1917 were $36, R6J.582. which left surplus earnings of $13,851,629, or $8,226,960 less than in 19lf. The items of expense and deprecia tion all show a vast increase over the same items of the previous year. Some of these costs show the fol lowing increase over those of the previous year: ll)rec1ttcm 3,:7,03 t'urrrnt maintenance . 317. 493 Traffic expenses ti.373,S9 Commorrtsl rxpensM S.fiSS.lSf Gen.. mlsollnneou tiptlBii, 1,947,490 This brings the total operating ex penses to $28,500,539 higher than the previous year. The total revenues were greater than the previous year by $30,319,670. Publisher of Implement Paper Dies in Kansas City Clifford If. Halt, president of the Implement and Tractor Trade jour nal, died of pneumonia jn Kansas City Tuesday after a( short illness. The Implement and Tractor Trade Journal has a large branch office in Omaha, and Mr. Hall was well known here to a large number of business men, particularly those 'in the imple ment business. Rain and Snow General in State, Railroads Report Rain and snow was general ovei all Nebraska Vednesday ,night, accord ing to reports to the railror.ds. Through the northern portion of the state a fall of four to six inches of heavy, wet snow was reported. Far ther south rain fell early in the night and later turned to snow. T ii Tf-ii n.. 11 I I This Sale I 1 0000 PaSirs Pairs sale go Friday and Saturday' at J Mm Young Lad Charged With Tampering With U. S. Malt Elmer Smith. 17 years of age, liv ing in the California hotel, was ar rested yesterday by Detectives Hluen and Connelly and is being held for investigation. It is alleged that he opened two let ters mailed to 714 North Sixteenth street and extracted two $9 che. ks, endorsed them and cashed them at a local bank. Federal officers will x proballj charge him with tampering with thi mail. MINE BOSS WAS HELPLESS WHEN WIFE GOT TANLAC Mine Officials Thought That "Poor Old Scott" Had Fired His Last Man. "I lay helpless when my wife or dered our first bottle of Tanlac from' El Paso, Tex.," writes Harry E. Scott, of Dragoon, Ariz., under date of Nov, ' 15th, in tellinsr of his remarkable re- V, overy from an illness that had de fied tho skill of the best physicians tor over two years. 10 say noinmp oi his failure to find relief at leading 1 I IB I 4 V VAEAIlTIl in aim i i oui ii Mr. Scott's voluntary statement -has the true rinj? of sincerity and gratitude and is unquestionably one of the most remarkable ever given in onnection with a proprietary medi- t cine. Mr. Scott's letter was addressed to C. P. Moss, a well-known druggist . of Benson, Ariz., who has the Tan lac agency for that town, and was forwarded by Mr. Moss to the Tanlac offices in Atlanta. His letter follows: Dragoon. Ariz., Nov. 15, 1917. f v 10 f i-i n Pdn.nn Aviv sipe to hear more about my case, I ,. will try and tell you part of it. I was down and out nearly all the time for . two years with rheumatism and stom ach trouble, and went to eight doc tors, two of whom were osteopaths. Three of them refused to take my case, saying it was incurable,' and the others might aswell have dona so, as they did me no good. I guess had taken a barrel of medicines. internally and externally; I also went to Hot Springs, and out of all that was ever done I never got over, one week's relief at a time. After goinir down to on hundred lifvtit Int. a aiv -fstiAi. lsant rvAtfitw' worse until I couldn't move, even to , feed myself, had no desire to eat and -couldn't sleep more than two hours night. Some of the officials of the mine, oi which l am foreman, would call to see me, then go out and say, poor old Scott has fired his last man. My wife thought I would never get out of bed alive, and she knew my .condition better than anybody elseA At. last, when. I lay helpless, my wife ordered a bottle of Tanlac from the druggist at HI Paso, Texas, which was the nearest place wo could get it at that time. One eveninsr about four days after I began taking Ten iae, I ate a fair meal and enjnved it, the first in many months. By the time I had taken half of the first nnrriA 1 rnmicrnr. 1 nan a imaii anna- . fife, but when I finished my second bottle I could hardly eat enough to satsify me. Well, have just finished my ninth bottle, have gained eighteen Bounds and am back on the fob every day. , I nave converted lots of sufferers to the "Tanlac route,'' and it affects . tnem 111 nuout line it gki me tneir stomach trouble, nervousness and rfionmnf iom oil Viol4 fn Tonic Wlra Scott and mvself are willing tn en hafnrA a nnfnvtr onA nnalra offitavif as to the truth of every statement in to nublish and una for ihn Vinnefifc of others. fSifl-ned HARRY E. SCOTT. Accompanying the above-was a let- . vni biic .uunn i imi macv - nu lanta, Ga., referring in the highest -i zen, with the added statement that both Mr. Scott and his wife were r Notary Public and swear that Tanlac is the only medicine he had evef taken that had any effect on his rheumatism and stomach trouble. He also stated he had another W- lomer an oin cermpmn-n. wnn nnn T. 1 til M m 1 1 1 in. vutibica ui maniac mm trou gained twelve to fifteen pounds, and that they were building up a large business on Tanlac, etc. Tanlac is sold in Omaha by Sher man & McConnell Drug Company, corner 16th and Dodge streets; Owl , Drug Co., 16th and Harney streets; Harvard Pharmacy. 24th and Fmm Rfrppt' Nnrrhonaf. nnrn 1 Qf V. Farnam streets, and West End Phar macy, 49th and Dodge streets, under the personal direction of a special Tanlac representative. yAdv. BANISH CATARRH Breathe Hyomcl (or Two MinutM and Stuffed Up He.d Will Cat Relief. 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